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US 2023/0141477 A1Published application
Welded back brace
AssigneeOrtho Systems d/b/a Ovation Medical
InventorsTracy E. GRIM, Kenji WATABE, Edwin ERWIN
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Abstract
A welded orthopedic back brace is disclosed. In an embodiment, at least one belt member is coupled to a spinal support element. The materials of the belt member are thermally fused to form a unitary segment. In another embodiment, an anterior portion of a posterior pad of the spinal support element includes thermally fused materials to provide a user with an added degree of comfort.
Claims8
An orthopedic back brace, comprising:
- a flexible spinal support element;
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- a belt member having a length and coupled to the flexible spinal support element for securing the spinal support element to a user, the belt member comprising a segment of rigid material fused onto a larger segment of flexible material to form a unitary segment that is more rigid at regions containing the rigid material and more flexible at regions where the rigid material is absent;
- wherein a location of the rigid material on the flexible material extends along the length of the belt member.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.